# Accident 19900709024849A: Cessna 150G, Lanett, AL, July 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lanett, AL
- Airport: Lanett Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8595° N, 85.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8595&lon=-85.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2947S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947S-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 550 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709024849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVER GROSS WEIGHT. DOWN WIND DEPARTURE. ENTERED NOSE LOW ALTITUDE IN RIGHT TURN. CRASHED IN WOODS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA141), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 150G (N2947S), Lanett, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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